Cane.



fno. 709,095.41 f Patenteusept. 16.1902. 1

J. S. JUDY. v' .-f

CANE. I ,(ppiicatiop'meq Nom-'3o. 190i.)

Witnesses www. ngfclww UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN s. JUDY, or MIDDLETQWN,,EENNSYLVANIA CANE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. l709,095, datedSeptember 16, 1902.

Application filed November 20, 1901. Serial No. 83.015. (No model.)A

To @ZZ whom if, may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN S. JUDY, a citizen of the UnitedStates,-residing at Middletown, in the county of Dauphin, State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCanes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make Yand use the same.

This invention relates to toys; and it has for its object to provide asounding toy in the form of a cane which is adapted to receivea metalcap in itsferrule in such position that when the cane is thrust orthrown downwardly upon the pavementthe head of the cap will strikeandthe cap will be exploded, afurther object of the invention being toprovide a specific construction of ferrule which may be cast ofmalleable metall and which will permit escape ot the gases of explosion,and which gases will be deiiected downwardly by a Ilange formingaresonator.

In the drawings forminga portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in both views, Figure1 is a side elevation showing a cane constructed in accordance with thepresent invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through theferrule of the cane with a cap in place.

Referring now to the drawings, the cane Acomprises a body portion 5,having a handle 6 of any suitable form and at the lower end of whichbody is the ferrule 7. The ferrule, which may be formed of malleableiron brass, or other suitable material, consists of an upperdownwardly-tapering socket portion 8, which receives the lower end ofthe body, which may be held therein by means of a pin, and consists alsoof alower tubular portion 9, the bore 10 of which passes verticallythrough thelowerportion, this lower tubular portion being connected withthe upper ferrule portion by means of a reduced neck 11. The upper endof the tubular portion is slanted, as shown, and is spaced from thelower end of the socketed portion, and the lower end of the socketedportion is provided with an outwardly and downwardly directed iiange 12of bell shape, which projects over or outwardly beyond the edge of thebore of the tubular portion. Y

In the use of the toy a metal cap 14, having the shape of an ordinarycartridge-shell with a base-flange 15, is disposed in the lower end ofthe bore of the tubular portion and with the flange resting against thetubular portion. If the cane be then dropped or thrust downwardly tostrike the base of the cap againstV the 'pavement or any other hard andfirm object, the cap will be exploded and the gases will pass from theupper end of the tubular portion and into the inclosure of the flange 12and from which iange they will be directed downwardly and outwardly, sothat the gases are prevented from passing upwardly to the hand of theperson using the toy, and, furthermore, the flange acts as a resonatorto increase the loudness of the noise, which is further intensified bythe fact that the concussion is directed downwardly against thepavement.

What is claimed is- 1. A cane having a ferrule including a socketportion in which the end of the body of the cane is held and a tubularlower portion spaced downwardly from the socket portion and connectedthereto by means of a neck both ends of the tubular portion being open,said tubular portion being adapted to receive an upwardly-directed shellor cap in its lower end, and the lower end of the socket portionhavingan outwardly and downwardly directed Iiange projecting beyond thetubular portion, said ange being spaced from the upper end of thetubular portion and disposed in the path of discharge therefrom toreceive the gases from the tubular portion and deflect them downwardly.

2. A cane comprising a body portion and a ferrule portion in which'thebody portionis engaged, the ferrule having a socket which receives thebody portion and an open-ended tubular lower portion connected to thesocket portion and spaced downwardly therefrom,

and adapted to receive a shell to discharge its gases upwardly throughthe tubular portion, the socket portion having an outwardly anddownwardly projecting resonating-ange extending outwardly beyond thetubular portion, said flange being spaced from the upper end of thetubular portion and disposed in the path of discharge therefrom toreceive the gases of explosion therefrom and deflect them downwardly. Intestimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN S. JUDY.

Witnesses:

H. I-I. RAKESTRAW, JACOB A. EMBICH.

